Family-owned for four generations, Blue Imp is proud to be one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment, park furniture and related products.

Our roots go back to 1917 when Simon F. Scott founded a blacksmith shop that has evolved to become Canada’s longest-standing playground and park equipment manufacturer. As we enter our second century, we continue to design and manufacture a vast array of playground and park products at our headquarters in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

Infused with a passion for play as well as family pride, our high quality products are backed by the strongest warranty in the industry. Our strength is in creating products that provide positive play experiences for children of all ages and abilities and in customizing our designs to bring your vision to life.

Our nation-wide team of playground consultants provide complete turn-key playground solutions for schools, parks, municipalities and more and are ready to assist you with your next project. We look forward to helping you put your ideas into play!

A Message from Blue Imp’s President

Celebrating our company’s centennial this past year has been truly inspiring. We are incredibly proud of our deep roots as a fourth generation family-owned company. Without a doubt, those deep roots have enabled us to grow into the leading playground manufacturer we are today.

The response to our Centennial Series— featuring Blue Imp favourites re-invented—has been tremendous. From the all-new Ocean Wave to the re-imagined Elephant Climb, these products are really striking a chord with kids and caregivers across Canada. Equally astounding was the enthusiastic participation in our year-long Centennial Giveaway where schools and communities from coast to coast vied for a chance to win exciting new playground equipment. We thank all those who participated and congratulate the winners.

As we begin the journey into our next 100 years, we proudly continue to design and manufacture a wide array of playground and park equipment at our headquarters in Medicine Hat, Alberta. While we develop exciting new products for today’s changing trends and needs, our commitment continues to reflect our roots as we put fun first without sacrificing quality or safety.

We invite you to browse our catalogue showcasing our latest array of products designed to inspire all ages and abilities. Our team of experienced playground consultants is ready to help you launch your next project and see it through to success. We look forward to working with you every step of the way.

The Blue Imp Story

Our story began in 1917 when founder Simon F. Scott moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta and established a blacksmith shop. As the business grew and developed into a steel fabrication company, it was incorporated as S.F. Scott Manufacturing. Now in its fourth generation, our family-owned company has grown to become a leader in Canada’s outdoor recreation industry.

One of S.F. Scott’s early successes was in designing and fabricating steel farm implements which were sold under the trade name Blue Implement. A land leveller, dubbed the Tumblebug, was a big hit and employed a large crew working around clock to meet the demand. Our foray into the playground industry began early on when a local service club approached us to design and build a swing set. As time went on, we developed a wide array of unique playground products marketed under the Blue Imp brand. With materials hard to come by in the depression years, equipment was sometimes built using boiler tubing salvaged from decommissioned steam locomotives (yes, we were recycling long before the word was coined!).

In the 1950s, as the demand for park equipment increased, designing and manufacturing playground products became our primary focus and Blue Implement became none other than… Blue Imp! At that time we manufactured the playground favourites today's children still love: swings, slides, teeter-totters and merry-go-rounds. We also pioneered the first stainless steel spiral slide as well as many other popular playground pieces. As the playground industry continues to change so do we at Blue Imp. In recent years, we re-invented playground fun with our award-winning uPlay series, introduced a complete line of outdoor fitness equipment under the brand name IMPulse and unveiled our exciting new Rootz Nature Play Series. We continue to design and fabricate an astonishing array of products at our manufacturing facility in Medicine Hat, Alberta and are proud to supply Canadians from coast to coast with high quality playground and park products made right here in Canada.

Industry Standards

At Blue Imp, we are committed to creating products that children enjoy without compromising quality and safety. We are proaactive in ensuring that our products meet or exceed the safety guidelines set out by CAN/CSA - Z614-14 as well as ASTM F1487. We are a member in good standing of IPEMA (the International Playground Equipment Manufacturer’s Association) and are an IPEMA-certified facility. In addition, our ISO9001:2015 certification ensures that our plant is regularly audited to ensure that we meet rigorous standards for quality management and continuous improvement.